Dumbfounded

My post this week probably wont make me many friends, but i have to vent.
"I could never make my child do something they didnt want to do".
read that sentence and think about how it makes you feel. Have you ever thought it? Said it? done it?
I have heard it about 5 times in the last two weeks. And i am dumbfounded!
Remember, this is just my opinion and thats all, and opinions are like certain body parts...we all have them and sometimes they stink.
Hearing that statement makes my blood boil. i feel that that statement is one of the worst things a parent could ever do. I cant make my child do something they dont want to do. argh!
to fill you in on the last time i heard it, it was from a parent of a student whose membership was ending and the child didnt like the 'discipline' in the class. The mother was not going to renew the membership because her daughter didnt like the fact that when she goofed around, she got in trouble. I explained that it was all part of the program, and just like everything else in life, when you break the rules, there are consequences.
This is all part of our program and that this child needs a little discipline in life and the response i got back was 'my child doesnt like that and i could never force them to do something they dont want to do'.
When did a 5 year old start dictating the rules in life?
This is a realy bad precedent to set. So when your child comes to you and says i dont want to brush my teeth, you cave in? my homework is too hard, i dont want to do it. ok thats fine. things get tough. we quit. things get hard, oh well. and we wonder why as adults, they cant last with anything. Please check out the divorce rate and the average timespan at a job to see what i am talking about.
Our society is an instant gratification society. I believe the 'me' generation is now having kids.
Like i said, probably not a popular post, but i had to get it off my chest.
Just the ramblings in my head,
Dusty